Girton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4262).

OriginOld English grēot →
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Meanings

proper nounGirton (countable and uncountable, plural Girtons)

plural Girtons · alternative Girten

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4262).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8266).
  2. abbreviationcountableellipsisinformaluncountableCambridge UniversityEllipsis of Girton College, Cambridge.
  3. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishgrēot“gravel”
  2. EnglishGirton

From Old English grēot (“gravel”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

Girton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Girton

MLA

“Girton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Girton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Girton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Girton.

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